[Snyk] Upgrade react-scripts from 4.0.1 to 4.0.3

[nejidevelops]

Snyk has created this PR to upgrade react-scripts from 4.0.1 to 4.0.3.

ℹ️ Keep your dependencies up-to-date. This makes it easier to fix existing vulnerabilities and to more quickly identify and fix newly disclosed vulnerabilities when they affect your project.

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• The recommended version is 2 versions ahead of your current version.

• The recommended version was released 4 years ago.

Issues fixed by the recommended upgrade:

	Issue	Score	Exploit Maturity
	Improper Handling of Extra Parameters SNYK-JS-FOLLOWREDIRECTS-6141137	417	Proof of Concept
	Improper Input Validation SNYK-JS-URLPARSE-2407770	417	Proof of Concept
	Prototype Pollution SNYK-JS-IMMER-1019369	417	Proof of Concept
	Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification) SNYK-JS-BODYPARSER-7926860	417	No Known Exploit
	Remote Memory Exposure SNYK-JS-DNSPACKET-1293563	417	No Known Exploit
	Prototype Pollution SNYK-JS-ASYNC-2441827	417	Proof of Concept
	Prototype Pollution SNYK-JS-INI-1048974	417	Proof of Concept
	Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) SNYK-JS-IP-6240864	417	Proof of Concept
	Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key SNYK-JS-URLPARSE-2412697	417	Proof of Concept
	Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) SNYK-JS-PATHTOREGEXP-8482416	417	Proof of Concept
	Information Exposure SNYK-JS-EVENTSOURCE-2823375	417	Proof of Concept
	Open Redirect SNYK-JS-EXPRESS-6474509	417	No Known Exploit
	Cross-site Scripting SNYK-JS-EXPRESS-7926867	417	No Known Exploit
	Information Exposure SNYK-JS-FOLLOWREDIRECTS-2332181	417	Proof of Concept
	Information Exposure SNYK-JS-FOLLOWREDIRECTS-6444610	417	Proof of Concept
	Improper Input Validation SNYK-JS-URLPARSE-1078283	417	No Known Exploit
	Open Redirect SNYK-JS-URLPARSE-1533425	417	Proof of Concept
	Access Restriction Bypass SNYK-JS-URLPARSE-2401205	417	Proof of Concept
	Authorization Bypass SNYK-JS-URLPARSE-2407759	417	Proof of Concept
	Command Injection SNYK-JS-REACTDEVUTILS-1083268	417	Proof of Concept
	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) SNYK-JS-COOKIE-8163060	417	No Known Exploit
	Information Exposure SNYK-JS-FOLLOWREDIRECTS-2396346	417	No Known Exploit
	Cross-site Scripting SNYK-JS-SEND-7926862	417	No Known Exploit
	Cross-site Scripting SNYK-JS-SERVESTATIC-7926865	417	No Known Exploit
	Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs SNYK-JS-BABELTRAVERSE-5962462	417	Proof of Concept

Release notes

Package name: react-scripts

• 4.0.3 - 2021-02-22
• 4.0.2 - 2021-02-03
• 4.0.1 - 2020-11-23

from react-scripts GitHub release notes

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Summary of Changes

Hello team, gemini-code-assist here to provide a summary of this pull request. This PR was automatically generated by Snyk to address several security vulnerabilities by upgrading the react-scripts dependency. The upgrade is from version 4.0.1 to 4.0.3. The description provided by Snyk lists numerous high, medium, low, and critical severity issues that are fixed by this upgrade, including vulnerabilities related to prototype pollution, improper input validation, SSRF, ReDoS, and more, affecting various underlying dependencies used by react-scripts.

Highlights

• Dependency Upgrade: The primary change is the upgrade of the react-scripts dependency from version 4.0.1 to 4.0.3.
• Security Fixes: This upgrade is intended to fix a significant number of security vulnerabilities across various severity levels (critical, high, medium, low) as identified by Snyk.
• Automated PR: This pull request was automatically created by Snyk as part of an automated vulnerability remediation process.

Changelog

• package.json
  • Updated the react-scripts dependency version from 4.0.1 to 4.0.3 (line 9).

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Code Review

This pull request, automatically generated by Snyk, proposes an upgrade of react-scripts from version 4.0.1 to 4.0.3. This is a valuable change as it addresses a significant number of security vulnerabilities, including several critical and high-severity ones, as detailed in the PR description. The change itself is a straightforward version bump in the package.json file.

Summary of Findings

• Security Vulnerability Remediation: The upgrade of react-scripts from 4.0.1 to 4.0.3 successfully addresses a list of documented security vulnerabilities, which is a significant improvement for the project's security.
• Outdated Major Dependency Version: While the update to react-scripts@4.0.3 is beneficial, this version is still relatively old (released Feb 2021). The project should prioritize planning an upgrade to react-scripts@5.x (latest stable 5.0.1, Apr 2022) to stay current with features, bug fixes, and ensure a stronger long-term security and maintenance strategy.

Merge Readiness

This pull request provides clear security benefits by patching known vulnerabilities in react-scripts. As a patch version update within the same major version (4.0.1 to 4.0.3), it is generally expected to be non-breaking and safe to merge. It is recommended to run CI tests to confirm compatibility with the existing codebase.

While this PR is good for immediate merging, the team should create a follow-up task to investigate and plan the migration to react-scripts version 5.x for better long-term project health.

I am not authorized to approve pull requests, so please ensure it undergoes the standard review and approval process by the maintainers.

[gemini-code-assist]

This upgrade to react-scripts@4.0.3 is a positive step, as it resolves the numerous security vulnerabilities listed in the PR description. Thank you for this automated fix, Snyk!

However, it's important to consider the age of this dependency. react-scripts@4.0.3 was released in February 2021. The current major version is react-scripts@5.x (with 5.0.1 released in April 2022).

Could the team consider planning a migration to react-scripts@5.x in the near future? Continuing to use an older major version might lead to:

• Missing out on newer features, performance improvements, and bug fixes available in v5.
• An increased risk of encountering unpatched vulnerabilities, as critical security fixes might primarily target the latest major version.
• A more complex and time-consuming migration process if delayed further.

While this PR provides immediate security benefits, a strategic move to react-scripts@5.x would significantly enhance the project's tooling, long-term maintainability, and overall security posture.